Man arrested on assault charge

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Published 12:29 pm, Wednesday, December 2, 2015

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Benjamin Constantine Anderson, 43, was arrested on Dec. 1 after sitting on a woman’s chest and squeezing her neck, according to court documents.Anderson was being held Dec. 2 on a $25,000 bond for a third-degree felony charge of assaulting a family or household member by impeding breath. less

Benjamin Constantine Anderson, 43, was arrested on Dec. 1 after sitting on a woman’s chest and squeezing her neck, according to court documents.Anderson was being held Dec. 2 on a $25,000 bond for a ... more

Man arrested on assault charge

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A man was arrested on Tuesday after sitting on a woman’s chest and squeezing her neck, according to court documents.

Benjamin Constantine Anderson, 43, was being held Wednesday on a $25,000 bond for a third-degree felony charge of assaulting a family or household member by impeding breath.

The woman told police that Anderson was physically abusing dogs in the household and when she told him to stop he grabbed her by the arms and dragged her off a sofa, according to his arrest affidavit.

The woman said she was recovering from surgery and could not stand without assistance. Anderson allegedly threw her twice on the floor and got on top of her the second time by sitting on her chest and using both hands to strangle her neck, according to the affidavit.

The woman said she asked Anderson to stop and that he had issues with controlling his anger, according to the affidavit.

A witness corroborated the woman’s story that she had surgery and that Anderson strangled her, according to the affidavit.

If found guilty of a third-degree felony, Anderson could face up to 10 years in prison.